In 1884 Gauguin gave up his well paid job in Paris to become a full time artist. He settled in Normandy where, on the advice of his art dealer, he began to paint Impressionist landscapes. The shipping magnate D.G. van Beuningen acquired this painting, with cows at a watering place, in 1933.
Specifications
| Title | Vaches au repos |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 80 cm Height 64 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Painter:
Paul Gauguin
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| Accession number | 2605 (MK) |
| Credits | Acquired with the collection of D.G. Van Beuningen, 1958 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1958 |
| Creation date | in 1885 |
| Collector | Collector / D.G. van Beuningen |
| Internal exhibitions |
Impressionisme: Een schone kijk (1992) The Collection Enriched (2011) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) Lievelingen (2024) |
| External exhibitions |
À la campagne: het Franse licht van Maris tot Monet (2022) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | France > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Paul Gauguin
Parijs 1848 - Atuona 1903
Paul Gauguin spent part of his youth in Peru, the country of his mother. In 1871, Gauguin became a stockbroker, but he was also a Sunday painter with...
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